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Definition of
pheromone noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
pheromone
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈfɛrəˌmoʊn
/
/
(
biology
)
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a substance produced by an animal as a chemical signal, often to attract another animal of the same
species
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pheromone
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